{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Real Pod Wednesdays","title":"Early Insight on the 2023 Buckeyes from Ohio State’s First Offseason Media Availability","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3766,"description":"We had our first opportunity of the offseason to talk to all of Ohio State’s football coaches last week, and it gave us plenty of early insight into where things stand with the 2023 Buckeyes.\nWe didn‘t want to avoid the elephant in the room, so we start this week’s episode with a brief conversation on the continued struggles of Ohio State men’s basketball.\nThe rest of the episode, however, is devoted to sharing our thoughts on everything that stood out to us from last week’s media availability, including what coaches had to say about Ohio State’s impending position battles, why Brian Hartline will likely be the offensive play caller and why James Laurinaitis will have a bigger role than his title suggests, the uncertain future of the Jack position in Ohio State’s defense and Mark Pantoni’s comments about how NIL is changing OSU’s recruiting strategy.\nThe full rundown of what we’re talking about this week:\n0:18: There’s no good way to spin it – things are going poorly for Ohio State men’s basketball right now\n2:33: Gene Smith remains committed to Chris Holtmann despite the recent struggles\n9:07: Why Ohio State wants to name a starting quarterback after spring practice – and whether the competition is truly a “blank slate”\n18:55: It sounds like Ryan Day is almost – but not fully – ready to hand the play-calling reins to Brian Hartline\n22:39: Day was more candid than usual when asked about the non-targeting call in the Peach Bowl, and we like that\n26:24: Tegra Tshabola and Carson Hinzman might be players to watch in Ohio State’s offensive tackle and center competitions\n30:55: Jakob James, Mitchell Melton, Kourt Williams among players who could be hurt by missing spring – but it could be a good thing for backup wide receivers and linebackers to get more reps\n35:19: James Laurinaitis appears poised to be far more than the typical graduate assistant\n39:38: Larry Johnson scoffs at the notion of retirement – and of moving Caden Curry to Jack\n42:48: Ohio State should...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/fOAiNTjxpPKA2nMsi97aVB_iarFZ9mcu19KvQWPokFY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE1MzY5LzE2OTIy/OTU5NzctYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}